Agriculture Technical Assistant & Outreach Provider

Foundation for Community Impact & Health Equity; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Foundation for Community Impact & Health Equity in Ridgeway, SC, seeks an Agriculture Technical Assistant & Outreach Provider to support small and mid-sized farmers. You will identify needs, provide technical and financial resource guidance, and help improve farm operations and business practices.

The role involves direct field work with farmers, coordinating educational activities, and documenting outreach and impact for the organization. Travel up to 75% is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in working with farmers or agricultural communities.
• Ability to organize education and outreach activities.
• Strong documentation and data collection skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one technical assistance to small and mid-sized farmers based on identified farm needs.
• Conduct farm visits, assessments, and follow-up consultations.
• Assist producers with crop and livestock production planning, farm management, and recordkeeping.
• Coordinate, develop, and participate in agricultural meetings, workshops, and field days.
• Build relationships with extension services, USDA agencies, and other agricultural partners.
• Maintain accurate records of outreach activities and program participation.

Skills

Farmer outreach

Field visits

Technical assistance

Job description

Foundation for Community Impact Overview:

The Foundation for Community Impact & Healthy Equity is a nonprofit 501(c)3 designated organization based in Ridgeway, SC. Our mission is to transform policies, systems, and practices to create equitable health outcomes in rural underserved communities. We work to build capacity in communities and offer project management, training, and strategy to improve health outcomes. Our organization has vast expertise in the following public health areas: chronic disease prevention and management, nutrition and food access, minority health and health equity and maternal and child health. We are engaged with local communities and work with them to create relevant and sustainable solutions focused on addressing the social determinants of health. We service the entire state with special focus in the Midlands and Pee Dee areas.

Position Summary:

The Agriculture Technical Assistant & Outreach Provider will help small and mid-sized farmers identify challenges, access appropriate technical and financial resources, improve farm operations, strengthen business practices, and pursue new market opportunities. The successful candidate will be comfortable working directly with farmers in the field, communicating with agricultural partners, organizing educational activities, documenting

Responsibilities Include:

• Provide one-on-one technical assistance to small and mid-sized farmers based on identified farm needs.
• Conduct farm visits, assessments, and follow-up consultations.
• Assist producers with crop and livestock production planning, farm management, recordkeeping, resource efficiency, and operational problem-solving within the employee's area of expertise.
• Help farmers identify appropriate agricultural practices, technologies, equipment, and production resources.
• Connect farmers with qualified specialists when issues require expertise beyond the position's scope.
• Support farmers in developing practical action plans and tracking progress.
• Coordinate, develop, and participate in agricultural meetings, workshops, training sessions, field days, webinars, peer-learning activities, community events, and outreach activities.
• Develop or assist in developing practical educational materials, fact sheets, resource guides, and presentations.
• Assist with activities that improve farm readiness for institutional, wholesale, direct-to-consumer, and other markets.
• Coordinate with Cultiv8's business-development staff and partners to provide farmers with integrated technical and business assistance.
• Build productive relationships with Clemon & SC State Extension, USDA agencies, conservation organizations, agricultural associations, commodity groups, financial institutions, universities, nonprofits, buyers, and other agricultural partners.
• Participate in collaborative initiatives that expand resources available to South Carolina farmers.
• Help identify potential funding, training, technical assistance, and market-development opportunities for Cultiv8 and its farmer participants.
• Conduct outreach and engagement activities to identify the needs, challenges, and opportunities of farmers, agricultural producers, and community stakeholders.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with farmers, agricultural organizations, extension professionals, government agencies, nonprofits, educational institutions, and other community partners.
• Support agricultural program implementation through requirements gathering, data collection, process documentation, resource coordination, reporting, and ongoing program support.
• Maintain accurate records of outreach activities, technical assistance provided, stakeholder interactions, program participation, and other relevant program data.

Salary/Benefits:

• $40,000 - $60,000 per year
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off

Willingness to travel:

• 75% (Required)